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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "peter williams" <peterwilliams06@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:52:40 +0000
Subject: MY REGARDS TO YOU
Peter Williams Associates & Chambers.
Solicitors & Advocates,
297, Allen Avenue Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria
Email: peterwilliams_06@yahoo.co.uk
Compliment.
Dear Friend,
I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me.
My name is Barrister Peter Williams, a legal practitioner and the personal
Attorney to late Mr. Raymond Beck who die in an air crash along With his
wife Mrs. Dorene Beck on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990
with other passengers on board (May their soul rest in peace).I know that my
client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries to
their embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has
proved unsuccessful. You can confirm this from the website below which was
published by BBC.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
I only did so to be double sure of this fact. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declare unserviceable by the bank where these huge
deposits were lodged, particularly the Access Bank of Nigeria Plc where the
deceased had an account valued at about $25 Million Dollars.The bank has
issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up for the
claim, the account will be confiscated after Six years if not claimed and we
have just about few months. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over three years now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$25 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account and then
you and me can share the money in the mode. 60% shall be for me and 35% for
you and 5% shall be map out for expanse that are being made within the
transfer.
I have all neccessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please gets in
touch with me by this email address (peterwilliams_06@yahoo.co.uk)to enable
us discuss further.
Please your telephone and fax number urgently needed for further discussion.
I look forward to your urgent response.
Best regards,
Yours truly,
Barrister Peter Williams.
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